The Commerce Department is exempting certain types of rectangular wire from antidumping and countervailing duties under the AD/CVD orders on aluminum extrusions from China, in the final results of a changed circumstances review. The partial revocation comes at the request of 3M, and was unopposed by domestic industry. Commerce will direct CBP to end suspension of liquidation for entries of covered rectangular wire and refund any AD and CV duty cash deposits collected. It is also adding the following paragraph to the scope of the AD/CVD orders:

In the Jan. 2 issue of the CBP Customs Bulletin (Vol. 47, No. 52), CBP published two notices that propose to revoke rulings and similar treatment for the tariff classification of ballistic jacket plates and thermal transfer ribbons.

CBP issued its Jan. 2 Customs Bulletin (Vol. 47, No. 52), which contains the following ruling actions:

The Commerce Department is giving advance notice that it and the International Trade Commission will consider revoking the antidumping and countervailing duty orders on circular welded austenitic stainless pressure pipe from China (A-570-930/C-570-931); the AD duty order on barium carbonate from China (A-570-880); and AD duty order on refined brown aluminum oxide from China (A-570-882), in their automatic five-year sunset reviews scheduled to begin in February. Advance notice is given because sunset reviews have short deadlines. An order will be revoked unless Commerce finds that revocation would lead to a continuation or recurrence of dumping and the ITC finds that revocation would result in continuation or recurrence of material injury to a U.S. industry. As a result, a negative determination by either Commerce or the ITC would result in the revocation of these orders.

The Commerce Department and the International Trade Commission began the five-year Sunset Reviews of the antidumping duty orders on small diameter graphic electrodes from China (A-570-929), ball bearings and parts thereof from Japan (A-588-804), and ball bearings and parts thereof from the U.K. (A-412-801)..

The Commerce Department published notices in the Dec. 30 Federal Register on the following AD/CV duty proceedings (any notices that announce changes to AD/CV duty rates, scope, affected firms, or effective dates will be detailed in another ITT article):

Best Key Textiles asked the Court of International Trade on Dec. 23 to reconsider its dismissal of the company’s challenge to CBP’s revocation of a ruling on the company’s metallized yarn. As a challenge under the Administrative Procedure Act to CBP’s alleged misconduct during the revocation proceeding, CIT can hear the case if it chooses, said Best Key. But if not, the interests of justice would best be served by transferring the case to a federal district court so Best Key can get a fair hearing, it said.

In the Dec. 18 issue of the CBP Customs Bulletin (Vol. 47, No. 50), CBP published two notices that propose to revoke rulings and similar treatment for the tariff classification of USB flash drives and lanterns.

The 2014 annual user fee of $138 for each customs broker permit and national permit held by an individual, partnership, association, or corporation is due by Feb. 21, said CBP in a notice. According to 19 CFR 111.96(c), this user fee is payable for each calendar year at the port through which the broker was issued a permit or at a port referred to in 19 CFR 111.19(c) in the case of a national permit. Note that 19 CFR 111.96(c) also states that if a broker fails to pay the annual user fee by the published due date, the appropriate port director will notify the broker in writing of the failure to pay and will revoke the permit to operate. That notice will constitute revocation of the permit.

In the Dec. 18 issue of the CBP Customs Bulletin (Vol. 47, No. 50), CBP published a notice of revocation of ruling and treatment regarding the tariff classification of 3D TV glasses.